Basic Training - a few question

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Midshipman

Hi guys, Ive passed all of my interviews and stuff and have a date for basic training (royal navy) for the end of April.

Now a few questions if I may....

1) How does basic training work - is it like say get up at 7am , train until 12pm, lunch, then train until say 5pm or something? Also - do you get weekends off?

2) During basic training, do you ever get to go home? When I had my pre entry brief thing, the man said something about you might get summer leave - but when I join I will be past that or something? Can anyone shed any light on this for me please

3) So you cant take laptops or anything expensive - has anyone took something like a psp or something along those lines? I have to travel from Leicester to Cornwall - and the journeys like 4 hours!! Ill be bored as hell lol - even though it wont really bother me too much , would like something to do!

But thanks guys - these have been on my mind for a while now and if you can answer them - that would be great!

MIA

If you are due to join on the 26th April, then you will have just missed the 2 week Easter break. Your next main leave is 3 (Poss 4) weeks in August, therefore, this means that your 9 weeks at Raleigh will be straight through without a break. Your normal day will be up at around 5am breakfast between 6 and 7, start training from 0800 through till 1630 with a break for lunch. You will have stuff to do most evenings and weekends, however, you may be given the chance for the odd evening or afternoon off during the first 9 weeks if you have everything well squared away (Sorted). When you get to your phase 2 training (Specialist training) you will get far more time off including evenings and weekends

My advice is not to take anything to Raleigh other than your mobile phone, the kit list provided and a sense of humour. Take a book or mag to read on the train.

You need to get your kit and bedspace, as well as any communal areas, clean and tidy (not like your mum expects at home, but military clean and tidy). You also need to press your uniform and polish your shoes. You'll also be working as a team so it'd be in your interests to help out anyone who is struggling when you are done too (and to kick the sh1t out of lazy [email protected], these will be the bain of your life at the start).

Roger that! Thats the new ships isnt it they are bringing out? Type 45 destroyers? Went to a meeting in Northampton where they were talking about them - sounds very nice!

And whats the likelihood of me getting my birthday off - bear in mind it is on a Saturday , so shouldnt be too bad should it - I assume the training is very low key on saturday and sunday? Could be extremely wrong though!!

Im quite excited with the aspect of me getting me birthday off - but its not the end of the world if I dont!

Roger that! Thats the new ships isnt it they are bringing out? Type 45 destroyers? Went to a meeting in Northampton where they were talking about them - sounds very nice!

And whats the likelihood of me getting my birthday off - bear in mind it is on a Saturday , so shouldnt be too bad should it - I assume the training is very low key on saturday and sunday? Could be extremely wrong though!!

Im quite excited with the aspect of me getting me birthday off - but its not the end of the world if I dont!

Saturday and Sundays are usually sleep overs after being out on the Piss :roll: :roll: in the RN. Ps happy birthday for that Saturday, Dont tell the rest of your class about the 6man Cabins on the 45 with Ipods/ laptops. they might want to get drafted on her :wink: :wink: